SSE Executive Education

Senior Account Executive

SSE Executive Education is part of the Stockholm School of Economics and Northern Europe’s leading partner for executive education. Since 2001, we have been ranked by the Financial Times as the #1 executive education partner in the Nordic and Baltic region. This is where academic research and industry meet. We develop leaders and organizations through cutting-edge research and initiatives within innovation & entrepreneurship, sustainable growth and finance, helping companies, organizations and the public sector increase their competitiveness through transformational change.

We are looking for a Senior Account Executive to join us in our mission to develop future leaders and transform organizations.
We can offer you a position in the leading Executive Education institution in the Nordics. As Senior Account Executive, you will interact with executives in the most inspiring companies in the Nordic region and be a part of the vibrant SSE arena and community in the heart of Stockholm. The position is a part of the Customized Solutions team and reports to the Director Business Area.

We are looking for someone to:

  • Create, nurture and grow the business of new and existing strategic partners, key customers, and clusters by selling the entire SSE Executive Education offering
  • Independently and proactively build relationships with partners and customers through meetings and interactions, taking advantage of SSE’s close and unique ties with business and society
  • Engage with c-level executives and management within national and international organizations to establish and cultivate business.
  • Act as a consultant to better understand customers’ needs and provide solutions to their strategic business challenges together with the SSE Executive Education team.
  • Initiate activities for relationship building, both internally and externally.
  • Contribute to increased profitability and broadening of the business.
  • Drive new sales and proactively initiate new prospects and leads.
  • Develop and create new, marketable offerings that deliver real value to our customers.

We believe that you:

  • Are passionate about- and have documented experience in driving successful sales. You enjoy meeting people and understand that we create business in dialogues and interactions.
  • Have solid experience in consultative sales and independent leadership of sales processes
  • Have an academic degree in relevant area, e.g. business, marketing etc.
  • Are curious, confident, courageous, and open-minded
  • Are humble about the task – complex sales take time. You need to be a good collaborator and have excellent communication skills
  • Are entrepreneurial and have high energy. You understand how to deliver value through and together with others. You are confident and decisive and are good at prioritizing.
  • Work independently, but are also a strong team player.

SSE Executive Education works towards a balanced gender distribution and values a variety of backgrounds and experiences among our employees. We therefore welcome all applicants regardless of gender, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, disability, sexual orientation, age, or religion or other beliefs.

Kontakt

Vid ytterligare frågor, kontakta oss:

Sofia Ryhre
Talent Acquisition Specialist
+46 73 529 06 78
sofia.ryhre@headagent.se
Pontus Andersson
CEO Executive Search & Talent Acquisition
+46 735 13 05 78
pontus.andersson@headagent.se